There is a quote by the poet and reformer Solon, who once gave fruitful advice to the Croesus, the King of Lydia. At the time Croesus considered himself to be the happiest man alive; he had health, power, and immense wealth. What more could he want?

"Count no man...

"Well, at least none that I know of." Followed by a smirk.

It's fairly adolescent and definitely overused. The response to whether a guy has children or not, and we've all heard it spoken. As someone who doesn't have kids, I can empathize just how unselfish one needs to be...

What could have been my obituary is my current blog entry.

"Youth is wasted on the young," is a famous quote attributed to George Bernard Shaw. While most of the time I believe its validity, there are other times I feel the converse is true, and that...

As I keep rereading the article in The New York Times, it amazes me how this Todd Remis guy sounds like a complete ass. He sues a wedding photographer for missing photos six years after his nuptials? And the marriage ended after only five? It makes no sense. The article...

I know I'm not alone when I say that I despise rubberneckers. Too many times on the 10 Freeway in Los Angeles, traffic will slow down to a crawl. After the initial burst of road rage comes up like acid reflux in your mind, you start to calm down enough...

Lately I've found I'm preoccupied by death. Not in the maybe-I'm-in-the-middle-of-the-movie-Final Destination-and-I'll-catch-my-death-train-around-the-next-corner, but in the more somber realization that eventually it will all end. I guess I've been thinking it could be sooner more than later. There haven't been any recent indicators of pending doom though; my daily life as...

On the bed, completely wrinkled and exhausted from 14 days in Europe lay a blue dress, four sweaters, two pairs of pants, three pairs of shoes that were compressed but still had some life left in them, and a couple jackets. In all, enough items to fill a suitcase that...

I've always hated the word "bald." To me "bald" is a bad word. How many people really wish to be bald? You don't often hear someone talk about bald in a positive sense like, "You'll really like him because he's bald!" No, you would either say, "Well you might like...

Recently I was involved in a minor fender bender with a very nice lady. Since the car incident harkens to things taught in childhood, I would like to unofficially say this blog is brought to you by the letter "I," the word "fault," the number "17" and your local insurance...

I like to think my mind is my best friend, not because I don't have 'real' or even 'imaginary' friends, I do, but most of my thoughts and conversations are held within the walls of my cerebral cortex, and I would hate to think it's plotting against me.

Most of...

Getting older usually, and hopefully invariably, means knowing yourself better. We all have quirks, idiosyncrasies, thoughts, and habits that make us unique and, if viewed in the desired way, attractive to other like-minded individuals.

My family has traits associated with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Not that I want to label...

"Sunshine dollars. That's what they're called..."

I had only known RJ for ten minutes when we were paired up as golf partners at the local municipal course; he had just verbally dropped in my lap insight that would remain with me all week. That morning, both of us were...

Enough with this year. Let's get it over with and start 2010. No celebration required.

I usually don't observe holidays nor do I get overly festive and become bloated with jolly good cheer. I essentially think everything is empty and meaningless until we choose to give meaning to the things...

All of this Tiger Woods talk reminds me that I'm not good at relationships. I love being with the right person but, problem is I haven't found her just yet.

As of this writing, in baseball terms, I'm "0 for something." What I mean is I've had a certain...

Like most viewers watching the Late Show with David Letterman last Thursday, I was caught off guard by his confession. Was he telling a joke or was he really opening up to the audience in a way we haven't seen since his heart problems a few years ago? Having also...

Wide-eyed and nervous I sat at my desk this morning drinking a second cup of coffee. Usually I have only one, but sometimes, when I feel that extra need for caffeine, it's from sleep deprivation or the fact that it lets my mind reminisce back to my years of living...

This past weekend I took a drive up the California coast from Los Angeles to San Francisco. It is a majestic drive, a true reminder on why America became infatuated with the automobile and the freedom to go anywhere, at anytime.

I find long drives both peaceful and a way...